Recently ive been feeling tired and fatigued easily at the gym, ive got a fight in a couple of weeks and im abit worried that im not going to be ready for it.a few weeks ago i was feeling my fittest now it seems to be reversing. just wondering on some advice my training has been; 3 times at boxing gym per week tues,thrus,sun . also running on these days 3 miles an 4x2 shadow then mon- sprints, strength n conditioning , 8x2 rounds on the punch bag , 4 mile run wed, fri- sprints , 8 rounds on bag , 4x2 shadow , strength and conditioning, sometimes sparring rest saturday some weeks it varies what would you recommend i do??
Yep. It could be overtraining, and both of the things you mentioned will make sure that happens quicker.
I try to always get around 10/9 hours sleep. my diet is a low fat diet but i always eat large portions of carbs could this be effecting me?
A low fat diet isn't good. What you'd want is a nutrient dense diet, and it does require fats to be healthy. [url]http://www.eastsideboxing.com/forum/showthread.php?t=161999[/url]
Have you tried alternating intense and easy workout days? That should help you avoid overtraining. Or having two rest days per week instead of one. I'm not a coach, but if I was in your shoes I would do mostly light workouts concentrating on technique, footwork and tactics between now and the fight, with just a couple of hard sessions and some sparring. Stop training a few days before the fight. You won't lose any fitness in the next couple of weeks, and it will give your body a chance to rejuvenate before the fight if you have been overdoing it. You may also be tense because of pre-fight anticipation/ nerves which can affect your training.
yeah ive eased down on my training load now but will this not lose me boxing fitness before my fight? just keep feeling im not doing enough
Regarding the undertraining and overtraining: Possibility a) undertraining. This sounds unlikely given the schedule you posted. But just for the sake of argument, if you were undertrained, you are unlikely to make significant fitness gains in the next two weeks anyway. You'll just burn yourself out and get stressed. Relax, work on your confidence and mental preparation, tactics etc. or b) overtraining. Far more likely, especially as you say you felt at your fittest a few weeks ago and now it seems to be reversing. In which case ease off the physical training, just have a couple more hard training sessions and a few easy ones. You won't lose any fitness doing this for a week and a half, in fact it should help you feel refreshed and energised. You could be completely sedentary for two weeks and only lose a small amount of fitness, so tapering before a fight won't do you any harm and may do you a lot of good. Of course it's difficult to judge on an internet forum, so the best person to ask is usually your coach. He knows you better than any one here. What does he say? And above all, listen to your body, you live in it after all.
Low fat Diets often cause cystitis which result in acidosis (Tying up syndrome) Which is related to dehydration. Try having a day were you drink heaps of water from a cup (not from a sports bottle) So you get heaps over the day.Do some research .
if youre not training extra or anything different has happend lately..its 100% your diet you gotta eat..period.....
